There are numerous means to promote and conserve the environment and enhance sustainable community development. Whatever you decide to do directly or indirectly can make a difference.
CLEAN-Africa is an international non-profit organization whose overall aim is to actively facilitate and promote the adoption of policies, methods and tools to accelerate the movement towards a global sustainable built environment. CLEAN-Africa is being operated to serve African Countries, without political, religious, ethnic, social and gender discrimination, and in a spirit of ecumenical collaboration, solidarity and friendship.
- Built Environment -Afro-Green Buildings and Communities
- Map current activities and establish a forum for information exchange on Sustainable Built Environment (SBE) initiatives, so that gaps and overlaps may be reduced and common standards established,
- CLEAN-Africa would lead the Afro-Green Building Initiative (AGBI) process, a major international collaborative project to develop the theory and practice of environmental performance assessment systems for Afro-Green buildings,
- Form strategic alliance with International Initiative for Sustainable Built environment (iiSBE) as a co-Sponsor of it activities world-wide to gain access to the Sustainable Building Information System (SBIS), Specific action includes the establishment of a website and R&D database accessible to researchers, policymakers and professionals around the world,
- Increase awareness of existing SBE initiatives and issues amongst the Authentic African and International building professionals as well as the construction community;
- Take action on fields not covered by existing organizations and networks (Life Cycle Analysis, Suitability Analysis for Development Projects.
- Map current activities and establish a forum for information exchange on Sustainable Built Environment (SBE) initiatives, so that gaps and overlaps may be reduced and common standards established,
- Environmental education and strategies
- Set up a system that will help reduce the plastic menace (e.g. pure water sachets) on our streets and in our gutters
- Advocate for people, organizations as well as industries to be responsible for the waste they produce
- Challenge, educate, sensitize, as well as motivate the youth and our communities to be responsible for the protection of the environment through establishment of environmental clubs and educational campaigns
- Set up a system that will help reduce the plastic menace (e.g. pure water sachets) on our streets and in our gutters
- Sustainable Poverty Alleviation
Though Poverty Alleviation and Eradication would involve all Sectors, CLEAN-Africa will be working in the areas:
- Financial sector: Empower small and medium sized Enterprises overcome financial exploitation
- Educational sector: Support orphans and the disadvantaged to afford school education
- Health: Safe Water, Hygiene and Sanitation
- Financial sector: Empower small and medium sized Enterprises overcome financial exploitation
For details, click on the individual projects.
